Improvement in cotton-seed planters



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J. L. RUSSELL.

Cotton-Planten No 56,274. Patented July 10, 1866.

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Patented July 10, 1866.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN L. RUSSELL, or PELLA, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-SEED PLANTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,274, dated July 10, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. RUSSELL, of Pella, Marion county, State of Iowa, have in vented a new and Improved Cotton-Planterand I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, Sheet 1, shows a top plan of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken inthe line 00 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a cross-section taken in the line y 3 Fig. 2 and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

This invention relates to'new and usefulimprovements in cotton-planters and the invention consists in a machine or vehicle having an adjustable wedge-shaped furrower, which opens the tops of the ridges or drills in advance of the seed-dropping devices, the said furrower being provided with a rotating cutter upon its front edge for clearing trash and like obstructions, and having a self-adjusting covering-roller for closing the furrows, and also seed dropping or'delivering rollers of improved construction, with other minor improvements, as hereinafter explained.

A A A a, Fig. 2, in the accompanying draw ings,1s a frame-work mounted on wheels B 13, and having a fixed hopper, L, with a second hopper, I, hinged to the frame-work above by hinge r, and a third hopper or section, M, hinged to the frame below by hinges s, all of these sections forming a single hopper, which contains two feeding or delivering cylinders, O D

F is a wed ge-shaped furrow-opener, (see also F, Fig. 3,) having a rotating cutter, f, in its wedge nose or front, and is suspended in an adjustable manner vertically by two setscrews, H H.

y g are studs projecting upward from F and Working in guides Gr G, so as to steady F in its position.

The furrower F has also a tooth, m, on each side and in the rear of the delivering-throat M, for the purpose of loosening up the dirt before the covering-roller N.

The furrow closing or covering roller N is pivoted to the bottom of a vertical sliding I frame, a, and when resting on the crestof the ridges and when covering it adjusts or regulates its own height by sliding vertically.

The roller and frame N a maybe thrown up when desirable by the elevating-lever g.

11 (see also 19, Fig. 1) is a knife or scraper, which is pivoted at one end to the frame n, While the other end plays vertically in a guide, P, as shown in Fig. 1, and its office is to scrape dirt 0d the covering-roller N, Fig. 2, and keep said roller clean. Z is a chain which limits the drop of the covering-roller.

' The supporting-Wheel B has a driving-gear wheel, I), fitted on its hub on the inside of the Wheel, and this gear-wheel b engages with a pinion, 0, to drive the upper feed-roller, 0, Fig. 3, and also engages with a second pinion, c, to drive the lower feed-roller, D. These rollers O and D have flaring ends 0 c d d, and are also armed with spikes 0 and d, which carry the seed through the hopper, so they are delivered or dropped into the furrow with a constant and even flow.

' The bearings K, Fig. 5, of the lower feed cylinder or roller are secured to the framework by bolts lo 70, which pass through slots in K and allow the said bearing K to be moved endwise by means of a lever, j, and connecting-rod J, Fig. 4, so that the pinion e is thrown out of gear or disengaged from the drivinggear b, and the action of the roller D suspended at will.

The machine is provided with pinions cand e, and with sliding bearings'K and disengaging devices on both sides of the machine, so that the driving-wheel B may be changed to work with equal facility on either side.

The upper section, I, of the hopper or seedbox has a platform, '5, attached, which affords a seat for the driver or operator.

Its operation is as follows: T, Fig. 3, shows a cross-section of one of the ridges or drills in which the seed is deposited. The openerF is adjusted to a proper height by the set-screws H H, so as to enter the drill to a proper depth, and the furrows are formed in the top of the ridge as the machine progresses, and the seed is dropped regularly into the furrow and covered by the action of the teeth m and the closin g-roller N, which brings up the rear. Owing to the rough and fuzzy nature of cotton-seed,

it is a point of some nicety to get the seed to flow with sufficient regularity; but this is fully obviated by the use of the toothed rollers, which feed from one to the other, and the lower roller dropping the seed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The wedge-shaped furrow-opener F, suspended in an adjustable manner by steadyingstuds g g and adjusting-screws H H, and having a rotating trash-cutter, f, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. The teeth or small shovels m, in connecion with and occupying a position between JOHN L. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

WM. FISHER, WM. 0. PARRI'SH. 

